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Looking a options for 2008 STS preformance

I was just wondering if my best option to improve my 2009 STS with the 4.6 Northstar V8 would be to just swap the engine with either a LSA or an LS9 . My big question is what motor would work best with an automatic transmission since I can't swap in a manual due to the fact that I have arthritis and can't work a clutch ?

Seriously man I'm all for performance and modding my car but you have 4 threads all about modifying your car which are either completely ludicrous or you must be very well off financially with extreme amounts of free time.

I'm one of the few people that modify these cars and honestly curtc mad tuner and myself are the only ones who I can think of that modify. Search and read you'll find very little sadly.

Re: Looking a options for 2008 STS preformance

Originally Posted by 1BadCadSTS

Step 1 remove vin plate

Step 2 buy CTS-v

Step 3 rivet vin plate over CTS-v vin plate

Seriously man I'm all for performance and modding my car but you have 4 threads all about modifying your car which are either completely ludicrous or you must be very well off financially with extreme amounts of free time.

I'm one of the few people that modify these cars and honestly curtc mad tuner and myself are the only ones who I can think of that modify. Search and read you'll find very little sadly.

The STS I'm currently asking about has nothing done to it yet I am just asking questions and advice about mods right now so I can formulate a plan of all the work I will be having done to it . I always try to explore every option when modifying any car and ask a bunch of questions so I can chose the best path possible when modifying any car .

Re: Looking a options for 2008 STS preformance

who said you dont deserve your car lmao??? i wanna do hud i just wish this car was cheap like a gtp then i would do all the things alot quicker hahaha, i really wanna see somebody buy headers and install them. i never got a madtuner tune smh im just as lazy lol. but i will admit nothing has gave me an issues besides the rear diff bushing and a water pump that takes 20 mins to install, well alt but that was my own fault why it went out. i do need to do v brace and brakes along with poly bushings, all ive done was made it sound like a cobra on roids lol, blame the intake and exhaust (no cats, xpipe res delete and spiroflo mufflers). its in the paintbooth as i type hmmmmmm

Studio and I had a little rivalry last night. Because I told him he's expecting the impossible when he claims his dealer tech friend of 20 years is gonna boost his N*. Something we all know the dealer cannot do. He had a little tantrum name called and insisted I have no idea what I'm talking about and have no knowledge about this car and don't deserve one. I just let him go on his own now.

Re: Looking a options for 2008 STS preformance

Originally Posted by 1BadCadSTS

Blue HVAC mod (1st one to do it)

Was this 'as simple as' just desoldering the orange SMD LEDs and soldering in white ones?
If so what were the specs of the new LEDs? (I previously changed out all the instrument panel lights with LEDs in my Monte Carlo due to burnouts of the filaments)
Any chance you would do your DIC as well?